Statue of Our Lady of Suyapa Honored by Government
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 10:41
Honduras Weekly
President Porfirio Lobo and officials of the General Staff of Honduras' Armed Forces, along with government Ministers and managers and directors of various public institutions, yesterday attended a mass at the Cathedral of Suyapa in Tegucigalpa to commemorate the 265th anniversary of the discovery of the statue of Our Lady of Suyapa. The six-and-a-half-centimeter icon, credited with miraculous powers, is venerated in Honduras, and is the country's most popular religious image. Thousands of people make pilgrimages to visit and honor the statue on February 3, the day marking its finding by a young peasant, Alejandro Colindres, in 1747. In 1925, Pope Pius XI declared Our Lady of Suyapa patroness of Honduras. During the "Soccer War" between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969, the statue was given the rank of Captain by the Honduran military. (1/31/12) (photo courtesy Internet)
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